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Catholic Charities USA brings traveling exhibit to U.S. Capitol on annual lobbying day

Twenty-one diocesan officials lobbied Congress on housing, food insecurities, and other poverty-related issues.

EWTN expands reach in northern Europe with new office in Sweden

Amid growth in the Catholic Church in Sweden, EWTN Global Catholic Network has opened a new office in Stockholm to expand reach across northern Europe.

Loyola University Maryland gets $500K private grant for community projects, ‘social trust’ efforts

The grant will facilitate dialogue between Baltimore communities historically divided by race and income.

Pope Leo XIV urges Villanova graduates to maintain Augustinian values

Pope Leo XIV surprises Villanova graduates; Benedictine College responds to antisemitic leaflet; Pope Francis is honored by a Canadian university; and more in this week's roundup of education news.

Knights of Columbus receives major international award for promoting peace and humanitarian work

Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly accepted the award given in recognition of the Knights' humanitarian work in nations facing the devastating impacts of war and religious intolerance.

Bishop John Ricard, first head of National Black Catholic Congress, dies at 86

The Josephite bishop also led the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida and served as an auxiliary bishop of Baltimore.

Seton Hall University could be forced to release report on handling of sex abuse allegations

The school argued its report was protected by attorney-client privilege.

Alabama cannot execute convicted murderer with low IQ after Supreme Court ruling

The court has previously held that people with intellectual disabilities may not be executed under the U.S. Constitution.

Brussels bans AI ‘nudifier’ apps days before Pope Leo’s AI encyclical

The provisional agreement bans AI tools used to create nonconsensual intimate imagery and abuse material, drawing immediate welcome from European bishops and ethicists.

Leader of Pontifical Academy for Life offers overview of academy a year into his presidency

The academy's focus is to have a center of studies to “research about the new challenges” and “the new problems concerning human life,” Archbishop Renzo Pegoraro said.